What color is #C3A6AD?

#C3A6AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A6AD?

The RGB value is 195, 166, 173: 195 red, 166 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A6AD?

The complementary color is #A6C3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A6AD color

#C3A6AD rgb(195, 166, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3A6AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 65.1% green and 67.8% blue (195, 166, 173).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#C3A6AD color codes

HEX	`#C3A6AD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 166, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 65.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.8, 11.74, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.8, 11.74, 1.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.684, 41.893, 45.312)`
Decimal	`12822189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A6AD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3A6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3A6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a6ad; }
.text { color: #c3a6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 166 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a6ad, #c3ada6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3A6AD?: #C3A6AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A6AD?: The RGB value is 195, 166, 173: 195 red, 166 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A6AD?: The complementary color is #A6C3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.